The results showed that 32.4% of adults reported no flossing, 37.3% reported less than daily flossing and 30.3% reported daily flossing in the past week.
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Yeah, flossing is a pain and honestly kind of gross, but that's why water flossing exists.
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According to the results 37.3% reported less than daily flossing, while 30.3% reported daily flossing in the past week.
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It's clinically proven to be up to five times more efficient than regular flossing, and it cuts flossing time in half, too.
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The water flosser is clinically proven to be more effective than traditional flossing and air flossing for reducing plaque, gingivitis, and gum disease.
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Because it uses direct water jets, this Aqua Flosser is more effective than traditional flossing, and gets all your flossing done in half the time.
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The evidence for flossing is "weak, very unreliable" The US government has been recommending flossing since 1979, and including the practice in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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So it's not really about flossing or not flossing but sort of that idea of being older now and what am I doing to take care of myself?
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The report looked at 25 studies that had generally compared toothbrushing and flossing with toothbrushing alone and concluded that the evidence for the benefits of flossing was weak.
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Regularly brushing and flossing — and actually scheduling those cleanings.
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He had an interesting response ... more flossing than talking.
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But let's face it, flossing is not a pleasant process.
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With respect to flossing, this shouldn't have been news either.
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She was also flossing some new jewelry around her neck.
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SKIN DEEP Brushing and flossing get a dose of glam.
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Regular brushing and flossing sometimes pose physical and cognitive challenges.
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At least flossing isn't costing consumers and insurers billions of dollars.
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Flossing makes my teeth feel cleaner, and I won't be quitting.
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Turns out a third of adults don't bother with flossing either.
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Of course, there are plenty of perks to flossing your teeth.
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Hot cheese beats cold cheese as squarely as kissing beats flossing.
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Raschkovsky said she'd observed cases in which flossing made no difference.
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If done improperly, flossing can damage gums and even cause infections.
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Brushing without toothpaste is really just a form of hasty flossing.
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The federal government has been recommending regular flossing since the 1970s.
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"It's like flossing in front of an audience," said Mr. Richards.
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And, like flossing, it has serious benefits, both long and short term.
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It's more sanitary and it cleans your teeth better than traditional flossing.
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What was Cam Newton possibly eating during a game that required flossing?
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At the appointment, your dentist still notices you haven't been flossing regularly.
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One thing you may not have to worry about is daily flossing.
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In the meantime, maybe he could ask Janet for some flossing tips?
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In fact, the latest U.S. dietary guidelines quietly dropped mention of flossing.
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Beforehand, of course, I have been upstairs flossing, looking down the meadow.
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"It's certainly not as big as fidget spinners, or flossing, or slime."
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There's Rick Ross (FerrariFatboy), who's always flossing, and Kevin Hart (kevinhart4real), who's hysterical.
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"But this is not a substitute for brushing and flossing," Dr. Cho says.
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But as someone who doesn't like flossing, discovering Cocofloss was a game changer.
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With flossing, which is cheap and easy, it still might be worth doing.
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Brushing or flossing immediately before or during a party however is not advised.
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At one stop, I spied Chuck flossing on the side of the road.
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It gets to a point where they can't imagine not flossing every day.
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An Associated Press investigation (either the silliest or the most important journalistic project of our time, depending on your personal feelings about flossing) has revealed that there's apparently little evidence that flossing actually works to prevent cavities and gum disease.
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Flossing has since been removed from the dietary guidelines, which are issued every five years, according to the AP. The American Dental Association and the American Academy of Periodontology both recommend flossing for removing plaque and preventing gingivitis and tooth decay.
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Brushing, flossing and semiannual visits are meant to stave off cavities and gum disease.
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All they want to do is steal my phone and start shooting and flossing.
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That flossing has the same benefit is a hunch that has never been proved.
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"I just want to be balling / New coupe, drop top, just flossing," she sings.
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Tekashi69's gonna be flossing, but we ain't talking jewelry ... it's a new grin.
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So flossing ought to remove plaque, which should then make your teeth healthy. Right?
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Instead, it was "Backpack Kid" who introduced the world to the viral dance, flossing.
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The Fortnite World Cup felt like that, except the mascots weren't allowed to stop flossing.
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And in the meantime, keep flossing—every 24 hours—but show your gums some mercy.
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This week, the government revealed that the effectiveness of flossing had never been adequately researched.
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And even get flossing and tongue scraping reminders if you're into that kind of thing.
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So I guess I'll keep flossing — even though there's no good evidence that it works.
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But confusion persists: A lot of people now mistakenly think that "science" doesn't support flossing.
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Was considering celebrating hitting 43,000 donations by flossing but found out it wasn't cool anymore.
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Because keeping up with every pop culture installment can start to feel like flossing teeth.
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When you think about flossing all of your teeth, it feels kind of hard, right?
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But it's quite difficult to study flossing properly: You'd have to get a large group of people to avoid flossing for many years, enough time so that cavities and gingivitis can gradually develop, and compare their disease rate to another group that flosses religiously.
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Start flossing, so the moral weight of lying to your dentist no longer burdens you. 30.
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It sounds blasphemous, but flossing may not yield the protective benefits we've been told to expect.
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Don't worry, we have absolutely nothing to say about those not-so-fun resolutions like flossing.
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Being a member of the Flossing Haters Gang, he decided to review and alternative: the waterpik.
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Google was flossing his teeth over the sink when Poke made it back to the apartment.
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Others are more avant-garde and incorporate acrobatic moves, or an arrhythmic dance known as flossing.
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And the interest group recommends "regular flossing" as part of a hygiene ritual to prevent it.
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But the short-term data we do have find that flossing has minimal, if any, impact.
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Other examples include nail biting, aggressive flossing, hair plucking (trichotillomania), skin picking, and preventing wounds from healing.
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No rent, no problem though apparently ... because Tyga's also been flossing a new Mercedes-Maybach on Instagram.
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He also said that flossing should be discussed with primary care physicians, not just at dental visits.
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This model has a covered reservoir that holds a capacity capable of 90+ seconds of continuous flossing.
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According to Los Angeles dentist Alessandra Raschkovsky, the Fed's removal of its flossing recommendation was dead wrong.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - You might not think that flossing has much to do with your 123(k).
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Flossing is annoying as hell, and now it turns out it might not even be that useful.
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Researchers could not find any studies on the effectiveness of flossing combined with brushing for cavity prevention.
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"You shouldn't be flossing so aggressively that it traumatizes or damages that gum tissue," said Dr. Sahota.
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A$AP Rocky's not retreating in fear after the Kim K jewelry heist ... he's still proudly flossing.
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"With proper brushing, flossing, and using certain mouthwash rinses, you can easily restore your gums to good health."
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The water flosser has a pressure control system with 10 settings, so you can customize your flossing experience.
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Change or be swallowed up by a generation more consumed with self-driving than flossing $30 million Ferraris.
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During yesterday's NFL opener in Denver, Colorado, Carolina Panthers Quarterback Cam Newton was spotted flossing on the sidelines.
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After brushing (and flossing!) my teeth, I climb into bed and read an article from a scientific journal.
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It's no secret that the worst part of every tooth-brushing routine is the dreaded act of flossing.
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Floss picks make the flossing process so much less annoying than those boxes that the dentist hands out.
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But those who fetishize this methodology, as the flossing example shows, can also impair progress toward the truth.
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And it isn't just patients boozing up before they go under the drill or submit to forced flossing.
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I track exercise days, shopping days, flossing days, and days when I spend zero on coffee and lunch.
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If you got a cavity because your dentist said you weren't flossing, you wouldn't stop brushing your teeth.
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Another small grant supports work on a tooth-cleaning mouthpiece for those who have difficulty brushing and flossing.
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What if they're unaware of the tiny pieces of roast beef that you're always flossing out of your incisors?
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When the federal government issued its latest dietary guidelines this year, the flossing recommendation had been removed, without notice.
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If you want to stop flossing, you could probably also stop going to the doctor for an annual checkup.
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Real Talk: There's little evidence that flossing actually works to prevent cavities and gum disease, says a new report.
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But flossing can also cause harm when it's done incorrectly or too vigorously, damaging gums, teeth, and dental work.
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All of this isn't to suggest that flossing isn't beneficial, but it's clear that the science is seriously lacking.
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Yet now the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services have dropped flossing from the country's dietary guidelines.
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Matthew Messina, an adviser with the American Dental Association, presents the case in favor of flossing in simple terms.
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But picking popcorn kernels out of his teeth with his fingernail is the closest he's ever come to flossing.
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Contrary to popular belief, and countless online videos of Fortnite lovers making it look easy, flossing ain't that easy.
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Other instructions included more gentle flossing, and using soft head toothbrushes—preferably electric ones—in a gentle circular motion.
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We hadn't been flossing because it was simply too time-consuming and inconvenient, and who's got time for that?
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The AP reviewed several scientific studies conducted in the past 10 years that looked at how effective flossing is.
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You and your dentist probably aren't too surprised to hear that a majority of Americans are not flossing enough.
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In a letter to the AP, the government acknowledged the effectiveness of flossing had never been researched, as required.
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Regardless of what kind of toothbrush you use — and how good your brushing technique is — it can't replace flossing.
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The rappers decided that ahead of their highly-anticipated project together they'd celebrate joining forces by flossing new bling.
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A water flosser will help you build a flossing habit, and it'll save you money in the long run.
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It uses directed water jets that easily dislodge debris even from hard-to-reach areas, cutting flossing time in half.
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Oil pulling, when performed along with routine brushing and flossing, can help to reduce gum inflammation, according to recent studies.
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Oral-B's other brush heads can be swapped out if you need to concentrate on something more specific like flossing.
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This prompted the AP to launch an investigation examining 25 studies on the benefits of flossing from the past decade.
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Last week, the Associated Press reported that there's little scientific evidence to show regular flossing is important for plaque reduction.
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Raschkovsky told VICE she has personally observed a reduction in gum bleeding in patients who began a new flossing regimen.
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We're talking about the dental floss picks that make flossing and, it turns out, crafting winged eyes that much easier.
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Still, some dentists argue that despite a lack of rigorous study, flossing matters if it can reverse initial gum problems.
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Sometimes you skip out on flossing, but you're confident that brushing before bed keeps cavities and other bacterial scaries away.
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Flossing is thought to work by removing the sticky film of plaque that builds up on the sides of teeth.
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This device makes flossing so much simpler and easier, as it uses water jets to help gently clean your teeth.
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Doing Kegels is kind of like flossing — we know it helps, but we never do it as regularly as we could.
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Water flossing is reportedly more effective in dislodging food and plaque than standard floss, while still being gentle on the gums.
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Flossing teeth and rinsing with mouthwash are seen as a "hassle" by people, according to research by Procter & Gamble's Italian team.
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The Aqua Flosser also cuts your total flossing time in half, so you actually save time while keeping your teeth healthy.
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"If you wear a grill, you should be especially careful about brushing and flossing to prevent potential problems," the ADA warns.
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Adulting gets in the way of so many little responsibilities — flossing and swapping your old toothbrush out are two big ones.
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Maybe someone at risk of gum disease, like a diabetic or smoker, would benefit more from flossing than the average person.
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Study author Dr. Duong Nguyen said the results call for stronger patient education to inform people about the benefits of flossing.
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If I had to add New York emails on top of everything else, my head would explode before I finished flossing.
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We know the mind has the capacity to palliate itself, so are cupping and flossing just features of a healthy imagination?
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Well, now we know what happens when actors stop being polite and start being real: they forego flossing before sex scenes.
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The Waterpik is dentist-approved and promises whiter teeth in just two weeks with just one minute of flossing a day.
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Beyond helping those with braces or bonds, it makes flossing easier to do and the habit thereby easier to pick up.
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Acquisitions include a $1 billion deal for the flossing technology Waterpik in 2017 — and Spruce Point called that a "significant" overpay.
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If it is any consolation, there is some mediocre evidence that flossing does reduce bloody gums and inflammation known as gingivitis.
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Indeed, for most people, pounding the pavement is a chore in line with flossing, having a colonoscopy, and eating Brussels sprouts.
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Some things just can't take the place of flossing, according to the A.D.A. Charcoal, for example, wears away at tooth enamel.
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Flossing is a dance genre created by Russell Horning, aka the Backpack Kid, and is usually associated with Fornite, or pop music.
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As any nagging cybersecurity expert will tell you, keeping your software up-to-date is the brushing and flossing of digital security.
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Yesterday the Associated Press dropped news that pretty much everyone has been waiting for: Little evidence exists that flossing actually does anything.
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But the major change I see is whitening around the edges of my teeth; that's the areas I should be flossing more.
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Reluctant flossers rejoiced: If the government had no data to prove flossing prevents gum disease and tooth decay, then why do it?
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We've had the Harlem shake, Milly rock, dabbing, the whip/nae nae, the mannequin challenge, and how could we forget about flossing?
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Fitting flossing into your daily schedule can feel like an inconvenience, especially when brushing seems to be doing a good enough job.
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The idea is to figure out which users are brushing and flossing their teeth and offer them cheaper rates and other incentives.
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Maybe the evidence that flossing reduces tooth decay or gum disease does not hold up because we are all such poor flossers.
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After breakfast, I do a quick routine of drying my hair, flossing, and brushing, then applying moisturizer, BareMinerals foundation, and Burt's Bees.
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It's clinically proven to be up to five times more effective than traditional flossing while also being gentler on gums and teeth.
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You've been hearing the merits of flossing from your dentist since you can remember, and lying about your habits for just as long.
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In a later statement to the AP, the ADA said flossing "removes plaque" and "is proven to help remove" debris from between teeth.
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These are teeth that (look like) they've been brushed at least three times a day and are subject to a regular flossing routine.
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"You need to mechanically go in and debride your mouth of bacteria," Dr. Cho says, meaning that brushing and flossing are still essential.
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I know flossing is a chore, but if you're going to thrive in your new life it's worth putting the effort in now.
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Flossing and brushing are impactful, but once I started using a tongue scraper, it was immediately evident just how much I was missing.
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This is higher than the general population, with 75 percent brushing twice a day and 21 percent flossing once daily, the researchers said.
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"Maintaining good oral hygiene through proper brushing and flossing is the best protocol for good oral hygiene during this time," Dr. Marashi says.
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Flossing is the most important part of taking care of your teeth and gums, but virtually nobody does it (or they lie about it).
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Mira-Teeth Cleaning Starter Kit — $169.15 with promo code PREZDAY15 See Details Alas, a tool that can change your love-hate relationship with flossing.
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"Washing her face every day, flossing as well as brushing," on top of emotional coping skills such as deep breathing exercises to manage stress.
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An electric toothbrush Adulting gets in the way of so many little responsibilities — flossing and swapping your old toothbrush out are two big ones.
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Everyone gets plaque and it's not a huge deal, so long as you remove it by regularly brushing and flossing your teeth, he says.
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The evidence for flossing, concluded the AP, is "weak, very unreliable," of "very low" quality, and "carries "a moderate to large potential for bias.
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" While cleaning his ears and flossing his teeth, Josh admits to the camera that he's "pretty shy when it comes to talking to girls.
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Flossing is one of the most important parts of your dental routine, as is going into the dentist for regular cleanings every six months.
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That should be doable for the 10 and 40 percent of non-flossing Americans out there, for whom vindication may taste just as sweet.
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An investigation by i-D reveals that the rapper, producer, and designer is in debt not from flossing but from following his fashion dreams.
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Water Flosser Regardless of age, it's pretty much universal that nobody likes going to the dentist, especially if it involves a lecture about flossing.
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This week, The Associated Press reported that officials had never researched the effectiveness of regular flossing, as required, before cajoling Americans to do it.
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In August, a widely read Associated Press report suggested that, contrary to the advice of dentists everywhere, flossing didn't necessarily foster good oral health.
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A systematic review in 2011 concluded that, in adults, toothbrushing with flossing versus toothbrushing alone most likely reduced gingivitis, or inflammation of the gums.
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So with flossing or something like that, they'll say like, well, you know, you're supposed to floss a couple of times a day, right?
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I have had to argue with my dentist that I am capable of keeping my teeth clean with good old-fashioned brushing and flossing.
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This routine is proven to be up to 50% more effective for improving gum health than string flossing and removes up to 99.9% of plaque.
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That's why you might end up with a mouthful of fillings despite brushing and flossing, while your friend who neglects dental hygiene has no issues.
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Then, the government admitted "in a letter to the AP" that there isn't much evidence to support flossing, so it had to be taken out.
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Odds are you give them a once-over with a store-bought plastic brush, maybe a quick flossing, while your mind wanders about other things.
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But once you get those pics back, well, let's just say you finally understand why your dentist is so hard on you about regular flossing.
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But remember that we're talking about you folks who already have good brushing and flossing habits and who need extra preventive support, not restorative help.
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Flossing is supposed to protect us from gum disease, get rid of plaque, and prevent cavities, but we actually don't know this to be true.
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The president of the American Academy of Periodontology actually admitted to a reporter that the scientific evidence is "weak" and studies examining flossing are inadequate.
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But even as I give the Olympic hopefuls a hard a time for their cupping and brain music, the news about flossing sets me back.
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Photo: HousepartyEven if the days of your youth are long past, chances are you know Fortnite and that flossing dance are popular with the kids.
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Boasting an orthodontic tip and a built-in tongue cleaner, this smart water flosser is proven to be five times more effective than traditional flossing.
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Waterpik water flosser Regardless of age, it's pretty much universal that nobody likes going to the dentist, especially if it involves a lecture about flossing.
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The latest dietary guidelines for Americans, issued by the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, quietly dropped any mention of flossing without notice.
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And dentists know from a range of evidence, including clinical experience, that interdental cleaning is critical to oral health and that flossing, properly done, works.
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A couple of weeks ago, many of you were shocked to learn that the evidence supporting flossing daily was as thin as, well, dental floss.
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The Center For Disease Control and Prevention said that these results reveal that American adults need to be better informed about the benefits of flossing.
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I'm having trouble walking, so D. helps me to the bathroom, where I successfully complete my nightly routine (including flossing, somehow) before stumbling into bed.
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According to the A.D.A., your flossing technique and frequency are more important than what your floss is made out of — nylon, plastic, waxed, or unwaxed.
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But with the new added $5 price drop bringing the whole package down to $33.99, there's no reason not to jump on the water flossing train.
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But numerous studies have found that, at worst, recreational cannabis use may have minor adverse affects (one study compared them to the repercussions of not flossing).
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The AP asked the federal government for the research supporting flossing, even going so far as to submit written requests under the Freedom of Information Act.
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This past summer, the Associated Press showed that no one had really bothered to test how well another part of the daily dental routine worked: flossing.
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In fact, part of the way I forced myself to start flossing every night was when I began saving Instagram stories to watch while doing so!
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Daily brushing and flossing can prevent gingivitis, the milder form of periodontal disease, but untreated cases can lead to permanent damage to the gums and bone.
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And so this is a case where the burden of proof must be forgiven: The potential benefits of flossing are clear, and the risks are few.
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If you don't have space, need a soft brush head, and want to make flossing as convenient as possible, then this may be ideal for you.
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Because the kind of long-term randomized controlled trial needed to properly evaluate flossing is hardly, if ever, conducted — because such studies are hard to implement.
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Sometimes you need to touch your face: flossing your teeth, putting in contact lenses, wiping food off your lips, putting on makeup or shaving your jaw.
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After washing my face, flossing (where my flossers at?), and brushing my teeth, I get into bed and read debate analysis articles until I fall asleep.
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Save almost $103 on the Dazzlepro Elite Sonic Toothbrush See Details Admit it: You skip flossing because, for the most part, it's an incredibly unpleasant experience.
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The project, which made nearly $600,000 on Kickstarter late last year, is designed to help motivate users into developing good habits, like meditating, flossing or writing.
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Sharon Olds, Lucille Clifton, Mary Oliver, and Wendell Berry's Sabbath poems, because poetry before sleep is essential, like flossing the word-loving parts of the brain.
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Thank you for always reminding me that only a handful of things truly matter; flossing, laughing, and not counting how many bottles of wine we went through.
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Unlike January's Tide Pod Challenge, there was no critical mass of teenagers talking about flossing their nostrils with contraceptives—but that didn't stop people from claiming otherwise.
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Okay, we don't know where North really went with her high-priced purse, but Kim and Kanye's 3-year-old was flossing big time in NYC Thursday.
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The photograph of the gang of bruised-up red-headed, heavily flossing urban cheerleaders strolling down Great Jones Street in Manhattan ties directly to the cover image.
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You can physically displace bad bugs (and the sugars they feed on) by brushing and flossing or kill them off with antibacterial ingredients in toothpaste or mouthwash.
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From the overexcited, intergalactic flossing of "Stronger" right through to the measured, ambient textures of "Wolves," he is a collaborator in the truest sense of the word.
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The good news is that you can easily fix this type of bad breath by brushing your teeth with fluoride toothpaste twice a day and flossing regularly.
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Whether it's cavities, root canals, or having to fess up about your flossing habits, going to the dentist can be really scary for a lot of people.
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I get right to the good shit, just in case a nuke hits and I've wasted my time flossing my stupid bicuspids first, like a TRUE LOSER.
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They're steadily gaining popularity: handheld devices that spray concentrated streams of water between your teeth, removing food from hard-to-brush places just like traditional flossing does.
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Used in tandem with brushing, flossing, and avoiding saltwater taffy before bed, a good mouthwash can play a pivotal role in your oral health and hygiene regimen.
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If voters expect to see candidates raiding the refrigerator and flossing, politics could become even less alluring and more densely populated by egomaniacs than it already is.
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I have a dentist appointment this morning, so I brush and floss super well to try to trick them into thinking I've been keeping up with my flossing.
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Last year, the AP asked the federal government for the research supporting flossing, even going so far as to submit written requests under the Freedom of Information Act.
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My nightly routine involves showering, flossing and brushing my teeth, removing my contact lenses, putting on eye and face cream, and then finally putting in my night guard.
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If you didn't see the headlines, a wily AP reporter, tipped off by his son's orthodontist, started asking dentists, periodontists and the US government thorny questions about flossing.
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The device's one-minute timer takes the guesswork out of knowing when you're done flossing, and the conveniently placed on/off switch ensures that you're always in control.
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The findings show that the evidence for flossing is "weak, very unreliable," of "very low" quality, and carries "a moderate to large potential for bias," the AP reports.
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As he sat with his mouth open, his dentist started ranting about how people approach brushing and flossing as chores and often did these two basic things wrong.
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On the Ohio-born songwriter's third album Hot Spring, there's a song ostensibly about flossing that actually tackles the existential crush of trying to do the right thing.
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Anyway, the AP story doesn't read to me as a reason to abandon flossing altogether—just a call for more research into dental hygiene, which impacts our overall health.
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Your everyday behaviors - from flossing to doing pushups to taking supplements - have a very big effect on whether Future You will be healthy and vibrant, or sickly and bedridden.
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After she whisks Ben away from his boring opening speech to give him a hard flossing — not a euphemism — we notice a brownish spot on his left front tooth.
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One of our reporters uses the Waterpik and thinks it's a great option for those who don't love flossing or are just trying to improve their oral care routine.
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We should be brushing for two minutes twice a day and flossing once a day, making sure to get every surface — even way in the back of our molars.
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No matter which one you choose, Waterpik water flossers are, in my experience, a great way to pick up the flossing habit and get a more effective, easier clean.
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For decades, the federal government — not to mention your dentist — has insisted that daily flossing is necessary to prevent cavities and gums so diseased that your teeth fall out.
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At night, saliva production is decreased, which is why many of us wake up with a rotten taste (and smell) in our mouths, even after diligent brushing and flossing.
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We never did convince him that flossing was a good idea, and our strident advice about being able to keep his teeth into old age now just echoes cruelly.
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There's not a lot of evidence that flossing does all it's been purported to, but that doesn't mean it's definitely not beneficial, so your dentist will probably still recommend it.
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The best mouthwashUsed in tandem with brushing, flossing, and avoiding salt water taffy before bed, a good mouthwash can play a pivotal role in your oral health and hygiene regimen.
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Picture this: You have a dentist appointment coming up so you spend the 24 hours beforehand frantically flossing to make up for the last six months of neglecting the practice.
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According to the American Dental Association, flossing is "an essential part" of dental care, in that it helps remove plaque from between teeth and helps prevent gum disease and cavities.
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This device takes the hassle out of flossing with the use of water and pressure to remove any underlying plaque from your teeth and gums that brushing may have missed.
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For example, you probably already brush your teeth every day, so use it as a prompt for flossing — put your spool right next to your toothpaste, so you'll never forget.
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The good news is that you can now save your teeth and gums from the rigors of daily flossing, without misleading your childhood dentist (because word always gets back to Mom).
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Tim Iafolla, a dentist for the National Institutes of Health, said that although by scientific standards, flossing doesn't need to be in the dietary guidelines, you should still try to floss.
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Floss is most likely not going to attract any new customers who are looking for a revolutionary flossing experience, but it might be a nice add-on for current Quip subscribers.
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Most of the time, if you're brushing and flossing correctly, and your mouth is bleeding extra around your period, dentists will just attribute it to normal hormonal fluctuations, Dr. Ahmed says.
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Since 1979, the federal government in the US has recommended daily flossing, but by law these dietary guidelines, which are updated every five years, have to be supported by scientific evidence.
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You can set up reminders, notes, and interactive notifications, as well as weekly targets to keep you flossing or clearing your inbox (or whatever habit it is you want to develop).
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He popularized his dance on Instagram and later during Katy Perry's SNL performance in 2017, but as pointed out by Eurogamer, there are instances of people flossing as early as 2011.
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But for now we don't need a large body of evidence to tell us that flossing could help alleviate bacteria that contributes to plaque buildup and subsequent tooth and gum disease.
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Exercising after studying may be good for your memory; the benefits of flossing your teeth are being doubted; and scientists have offered a new way of thinking about the female orgasm.
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People must really, really hate flossing, because when the Associated Press reported on Tuesday that it looks like this long-standing practice might actually be unnecessary, pretty much everyone responded with glee.
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The internet loves a dance craze—Gangnam Style, the Harlem Shake, the whip, flossing, and the triangle have all sashayed across social media, leaving how-tos and trend pieces in their wake.
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If you've spent any time at a dentist's office (and we hope you have), chances are, you've probably received a lecture or two on why flossing is the key to dental hygiene.
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The two films in the series are a hive of pop culture references, and the sequel even features a couple of references to Fortnite itself (and yes, one of them involves flossing).
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Similarly, Procter & Gamble claimed that flossing fights plaque and gingivitis, but its "proof" for this claim came from a two-week study that was deemed irrelevant in 2011 during a research review.
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The Reality: In its eighth Dietary Guidelines for Americans report, published in 2015, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health & Human Services failed to recommend flossing for the first time.
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Brushing wipes out the plaque on the surface of your teeth, but flossing takes care of the bacteria between your teeth—and skipping this step can create a mess in your mouth.
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Recently, Waterpik combined its original water flosser with an electric toothbrush to make a single machine that can do both brushing and flossing at the push of a button, together or alone.
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A review of 12 randomized controlled trials published in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in 2011 found only "very unreliable" evidence that flossing might reduce plaque after one and three months.
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In 2015, Evidence-Based Dentistry summarized a Cochrane Review of seven randomized controlled trials looking at how interdental brushing in addition to tooth brushing compared with toothbrushing alone or toothbrushing with flossing.
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My current concept of heroism hardly qualifies as such: It involves getting out of bed when my alarm goes off, flossing, walking the dog, washing a dirty dish immediately after using it.
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In general, keeping up with a routine and sticking to brushing your teeth morning and night and flossing and the whole thing — that's the simplest way to get and keep a brighter smile.
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Instead of watching a rerun of Friends, I can go about my regular pre-bedtime business (brushing my teeth, flossing, drinking water) without accidentally eating clay (ick) or losing precious sheet-mask serum.
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I sat in the chair through the cleaning and the speech about flossing, and when I was asked whether I&aposd ever considered Invisalign, I opened my mouth as usual to politely demur.
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Even companies with a big market share of the flossing business — by next year, the global market is predicted to reach almost $2 billion, with half in the United States, according to publisher MarketSizeInfo.
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Cookie intervenes by flossing her Black Girl Magic and introduces Jamal to Mariah Carey, er, Kitty (and her two giant puppies.) Jamal offers a duet with Kitty to stream in place of his album.
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The Waterpik's design makes it a breeze to use — an on/off switch right on the handle, a convenient LED display, and two separate timer functions that'll help take the guesswork out of flossing.
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A note of reassurance for those cringing in the negative: While the practice has been shown to maintain healthier gums, the association between flossing and dental health has never been proven with randomized trials.
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Players use them to buy the fun "skins" (characters and outfits) and "emotes" (those hilarious dances like "Flossing" and "Take the L") that kids will say they totally need to make "Fortnite" even cooler.
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"I put tagging up there with flossing and stretching: things you know you're supposed to do and they're really a drag to do, but you just get in the habit of it," he said.
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The idea is to get you in the habit of flossing regularly, which seems feasible given that you'll have a white floss shooting machine staring you in the face whenever you go the bathroom.
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When I wrote about in-laws in exile, I was responding to the trivial horror of a daughter-in-law flossing her teeth at the dinner table, not the emotional abuse of a child.
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However, there is no research that suggests oil pulling can prevent cavities or improve oral health, so the American Dental Association doesn't recommend it — especially not in place of brushing and flossing your teeth.
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And so the sports memoir transforms into an accidental self-help manual: Living, like switch-hitting or flossing or answering our email, is a decision that we have to make over and over again.
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Armisen returns here, in the same car mechanic get-up, not to mention Wasser cruising all casual in a Bentley with her gold bamboo earrings, swinging in the breeze, Davis flossing by her side.
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Cupping is practiced outside the mainstream, but flossing is part of the American oral health pantheon, touted for years by the dentists and hygienists we've long thanked for setting our nation's smiles apart from others.
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And the group that doesn't floss would have to brush their teeth for the same amount of time, and in the same way, using the similar toothbrushes and toothpaste as the group that isn't flossing.
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And while they were tickled by the Fortnite cases ("Fortnite meets 'Flossing,' it's the perfect storm of things!" said Jeanne Fromer, a professor at N.Y.U. law school), they were generally pessimistic about the lawsuits' chances.
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"That makes no sense," she wrote for the three-judge panel, likening the rationale to doing "a study on tooth decay that only recorded participants' sugar consumption" but did not look at brushing and flossing.
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Sally has the best sex of her life (possibly the only good sex of her life) in a scene, directed by Davis, that intercuts their anatomically thorough lovemaking with images of David vigorously flossing his teeth.
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"You going to see a lot of flossing — a lot of young kids, they look rich," he said of the Brooklyn neighborhood where he spent much of his childhood, the child of Panamanian and Jamaican parents.
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The US government quietly removed its flossing recommendations from dietary guidelines this year, according to the AP report, while the Canadian Dental Association drew a line in the sand and declared it would stand by the practice.
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With so much to do from day to day, there are some things that tend to fall to the wayside: flossing our teeth, responding to certain text messages, putting on sunscreen before leaving the house in the morning.
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But when last year, The Associated Press asked the departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture for their evidence, the government wrote a letter to the AP saying that the effectiveness of flossing had never been researched.
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I recalled the time at a women's conference late last year when a meditation coach started promoting her own line of Ayurvedic mouth care products, products you're supposed to eat and sniff and swish before brushing and flossing.
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You see, all the Olympic excitement about cupping, which has me rubbing my chin, comes directly after a wave of news headlines calling into question another funny-looking health routine Westerners have dutifully performed since the early 1800s: flossing.
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The idea is to figure out which of their users are regularly flossing and brushing their teeth, and therefore less likely to run into expensive problems like root canals and cavities, and offer them cheaper rates and other incentives.
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Which is where this alternative water flosser came into play, not only am I flossing more often with little to no bleeding or gum pain but I also feel like I am giving my teeth the dental professional treatment.
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There's also a six Teraflop GPU, which allows for absurdly realistic 4K gaming environments, whether you're making your way across the planet in Final Fantasy, moseying around Valentine in Red Dead Redemption II, or flossing on Fortnite's Snobby Shores.
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A16: If you find yourself flossing it up in Pacific Heights or the Marina, stop by A16 to feel fancy by splitting a pizza, a bottle of wine, and a heaping plate of pasta from their Southern Italian menu.
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I feel so bummed about all of the money you give to these people to put you in pain for an hour while they go crazy on your teeth and make you feel like a schmuck for not flossing daily.
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The best dental flossThe American Dental Association recommends brushing for two minutes twice a day with fluoride toothpaste and flossing at least once a day because dental floss is very effective at removing plaque and food from between your teeth.
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One thing, though: Cupping can cause burns, so maybe you're better off with a mechanical vacuum method if you're going to do it, and flossing can send bacteria into the bloodstream, so discuss it with your doctor if you're immunocompromised.
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"If you have a history (of heart disease) in your family, you need to be a little more careful to make sure you are brushing (at least twice a day), flossing (once a day) and having regular checkups," she said.
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Even if you're passionate about your dental hygiene, we've all encountered that hygienist who pokes a little too hard at your gums during a cleaning and then scolds you for "not flossing enough," drawing enough blood to traumatize you forever.
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"[T]here is no evidence to support recommending string floss, with the possible exception to those who have perfectly healthy gums and can master string flossing at a very high level (and that's a very small group)," their advertisement claimed.
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After the usual prodding and scraping, the hygienist tut-tuts and informs you that because you were lax on brushing and flossing, you'll need to come back to the dentist chair again next week for a "deep cleaning" under the gumline.
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" Last year, Dr. Edmond R. Hewlett, a spokesman for the group and a professor of restorative dentistry at the University of California, Los Angeles, said, "We're confident that disturbing the bacteria in plaque with brushing and flossing is, indeed, beneficial.
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Sasaki would come in for cleanings every six months, more often when she got pregnant (yes, pregnancy changes even your gums), and the only thing the dentist or hygienist ever said to her was that she might not be flossing enough.
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My partner does (the less hair, the sexier); I do (a little trim so that I don't end up flossing my teeth with your pubes is nice, thanks); if you don't have them, you've likely been with someone who does.
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The Cochrane Collaboration — a group of researchers who do systematic reviews of the evidence for major health questions — did a 2011 analysis of 12 studies on flossing to reduce gum disease and tooth decay, which included a total of 1,000 participants.
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The AP looked at 25 studies conducted in the past decade, which generally compared the use of a toothbrush with the combined use of toothbrush and floss, and found that evidence for flossing was mostly weak and unreliable, as well as potentially biased.
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So that idea of sort of aging and sort of flossing being sort of a smaller, ideally more humorous aspect of it, but it is sort of was something I was thinking about like, am I going to live to see 60?
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More From TONIC: Cursing Parents What You Should Tell Your Friend: Tell him that even if he's not suffering any pain, flossing will do an awful lot of good for his stinky breath and for anyone speaking with him face to face.
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The superb opening sequence, set to Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers's karaoke-ready duet, "Islands in the Stream," details the domestic bliss at Clark Acres Farms, where the Clarks have settled into a pleasing routine: puzzle-solving, flossing, snuggling — all in wordless harmony.
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"It's a very insidious, slow, bone-melting disease," said Dr. Wayne Aldredge, the president of the American Academy of Periodontology, who practices in Holmdel, N.J. Even without rigorous evidence that flossing prevents late-stage periodontal disease, Dr. Aldredge urges his patients to floss.
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My bedtime routine includes brushing and flossing, washing my face with an Origins facial oil and following it up with a toner, and using the Origins Dark Circle Eraser eye cream, Shiseido Power Concentrate from a Sephora sample, and Neutrogena Hydro Boost Moisturizer.
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While dentists insist upon hand flossing as the primary (and most effective) plaque removal method, you may have a legitimate reason for skirting it — like wrist or finger pain, or braces that make weaving floss in and out of your wires a hassle.
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And while I think that flossing is more important to the health of far more people — that is, pretty much everyone -- than cupping is to an elite group of athletes, both are relatively low risk activities even if they're not doing everything that's claimed.
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And whether or not you wear your retainer, it's still a good idea to go to the dentist at least once a year, just so your doctor can make sure your mouth actually is healthy — and possibly scold you for not flossing, or whatever.
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Ditch that horrid, spearmint-tinged string and invest in the Waterpik — you may very well begin to enjoy flossing when you finally have one on your bathroom counter, and you can have the whole package for just $59.99 when you pick one up on Amazon.
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The relief to be rid of twentysomething fears and move on anew is understandable: It is hard to spend 10 years (more or less) worried that you will never have a successful relationship, find a fulfilling job, or stick to a nightly flossing habit.
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As in every other week of this year's Summer Reading Contest, Week 226 attracted a record number of entries — 1,101 — as teenagers around the world took on everything from Election 2016 and the role of the police in America to Snapchat, cursive, lionfish and flossing.
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The two leading professional groups — the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Periodontology, for specialists in gum disease and implants — cited other studies as proof of their claims that flossing prevents buildup of gunk known as plaque, early gum inflammation called gingivitis, and tooth decay.
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The company has been sued by several creators for using their dances in the game: There's the rapper 2 Milly for the Milly Rock, "Backpack kid" Russell Horning for his flossing move, and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor Alfonso Ribeiro for, what else, the Carlton.
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While a new electric toothbrush or toothpaste won't be able to solve a cavity you already have, good habits like brushing twice a day with an effective toothbrush and flossing regularly are smart preventative measures to keep you out of the dentist's chair beyond your regular check-ups.
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"HIV, in particular, targets the immune system and the immune system is easier to attack when it's on the surface of a mucus membrane because of a cut, abrasion, or infection," says clinical sexologist and sex educator Lindsey Doe, who explains that brushing or flossing can cause such abrasions.
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For years now, experts have been saying that the evidence this is even helpful for most people is based on shoddy research (like flossing, maybe?) and calling for this "ritualistic" practice to come to an end, as one editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2015 put it.
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There's very little research on the topic, but what does exist suggests a robust stigma toward nonmonogamous relationships, to the point that, in a study comparing two otherwise identical couples, participants rated the nonmonogamous pair as worse in every way—even when it came to things like paying taxes or flossing.
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The research is limited, and flossing is not a cure-all, but it is still one of the few things people can do — along with brushing, drinking fluoridated water, rinsing with mouthwash, eating well, and going to the dentist regularly — to stand a chance against severe, long-term oral-health problems.
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But I am positive that if I had been better about my overall dental hygiene regimen in college, including flossing regularly, then maybe that cavity would never have formed in the first place and I wouldn't be waiting to be fit for a crown that will screw into my new dental implant.
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The traditional suit of dots, for example, has been rendered as a fashionably attired woman with blue dots on her dress; the bamboo suit appears as a series of hungry pandas munching on green bamboo sticks; and the dragons are depicted as vain, primping creatures, flossing their teeth and filing their nails.
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Cancer: Unelective mood/game No more hormones, implanted cellular voltage, random extraction in your body All ethanol, < 43 gallon, soapy bath Time to go Penguins againLeo: Extend - retelleI can clear clutter to set up sound shows, computer rooms, bookshelves and more...Marian, Tea Island, Kidney flossing sessions already: You may need an staycation permit.
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"It is very surprising that you have two habits, flossing and toothbrushing without fluoride, which are widely believed to prevent cavities and tooth loss, and yet we don't have the randomized clinical trials to show they are effective," said Dr. Philippe Hujoel, a professor of oral health sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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